Metallic piling.



PATBNTED MAY l, 1906.

W. HUNTER.

METALLIC PILING.

APPLICATION FILED APB.7.1905.

. the vertically-dis osed side UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented May 1, 1906.

Appiiaion med 'April 7,1905. seria No. 254.423.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HUNTER, bookkeeper, of the town ofKincardine, in the county of Bruce, Province 'of Ontario, Canada, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Piling, ofwhich the following is a specification. My invention relates toimprovements in metallic piling; and the object of the invention is toprovide a very chea stron' xand durable metallic pile which wil be absoutely water-tight,- and it consists, essentiall of a series of metallicpillars composed of U- eams forming two sides of the pillar andvertically disposed and with inwardly-extending opposite flanges, avertical connecting-beam connecting the side beams, an I-beam extendingvertically between the pillars and between the opposing flanges of theside beams of the pillar and having the flanges thereof extending insidethe flanges of the side beams, and anglebars arranged to hold theflanges of the I-beam against the flanges of the side bars of thepillar, and a filling of cement for the pillars, all the parts beingarranged and constructed in detail as hereinafter Iore particularlyexplained.

Figure 1 is a view of a-portion of my metallic piling. Fig. 2 is anenlarged sectional plan view of my metallic pillar and connect-1ng-beams. Fig. 3 is a similar view to Fig. 2, showing an alternativeconstruction.

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in each figure.

Arepresents my metallic illars comprising eams A A', having the flanges2 A2 thereof extending inwardly into close proximity to the flanges A3Aa of the opposing beam.

A4 is a verticall -disposed I-beam secured to the side beams rivets 2and connecting the side beams A together.

B re resents I-beams extending between the pilllars from pillar topillar and between the Inwardl -extending op osing flanges A2 A2 of theside bars of the pi lar. The flanges B of the I-beam B extend to theinside of the flanges A2 and A3 of the pillar and are held against theinside surface of such flanges by vertical angle-bars B2, secured to theI- beams B by rivets 3. The pillars A are provided With a suitablefilling C, of cement or other material. tween the pillars and theconnecting I-beams are made absolutely water-tight.

In Fig. 3 I show the securing angle-bars By this means the joint be- B2secured to the interior surface of the side bars A of the pillars A, soas to grip the flanges of the I-beam between the inwardlyextendingflange of the angle-bar and the inwardl -extending flange of the sidebeam of the pi lar.

From this description it will be seen that I have provided a verysimple, cheap, and easily-constructed metallic piling which will beperfectly water-tight.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. A metallic piling comprisingvertical opposing beams having inwardly-extending opposing flanges,connecting means between t e opposing beams, a vertically-disposed I-beam connecting the adjacentpillars and means without said opposingflanges of said opposing beams for securing the flanges of the I-beamwithin the same, substantially as described.

2. A metallic piling, comprising vertical opposing beams forming pillarsand having inwardlyextending opposing flanges, connecting means betweenthe opposing beams, a vertically-disposed I-beam connecting the adjacentpillars .having the flanges thereof extending within the opposingflanges of the opposing beams and angle-bars without said opposingflanges designed tohold the flanges of the I-beams and the flanges ofthe oppos- -ing beams together as and for the purpose specified.

3. A metallic piling, comprising vertical opposing beams forming pillarsand having inwardly-extending opposing flanges, connecting means betweenthe opposing bea1ns vertically-disposed I-beams connecting the adjacentpillars having the flanges thereof extending within the opposing flangesof the opposing beams, and angle-bars secured to the I-beams anddesigned to hold the flanges of the I-beam and the opposing flanges ofthe opposing beams together as and for the purpose specified. l

4. A metallic piling, comprising vertical opposing beams forming pillarsand having inwardly-extending opposing flanges, vertically-disposedI-beams connecting the adjacent pillars, and angle-irons adapted to holdthe flanges of said I-beams against the opposing flanges of saidvertical opposing beams, substantially as described.

WM HUNTER. Witnesses:

'ALLEN ATKINSON, ADAM MoDoNALD,

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